July 2011

 
President : Newsletter Editor: Communication Officers:
Denny Denniston Thomas S. Conger Harris B. McKee (Webmaster)
166 West 91st St P.O. Box 115 5 Cunningham Ln.
New York, NY 10024-1101 Grantham, NH 03753 tcink85***gmail.com Bella Vista, AR 72715-6550
Vice-President: Co-Bequest Chairs Robert H. Conn (Editor)
Ken DeHaven Peter M. Palin 3025 Loch Dr.
19 Sky Ridge Dr 1704 S.W. 14th Street Winston Salem, NC 27106-3007
Rochester, NY 14625-2159 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-4104  
Secretary : John Damon Arts & Legacy Committee
Victor S. Rich Jr. 79 Bayberry Lane, PO Box 218 David Birney
5 Red Ground Rd. Barnstable MA 02630-1801 20 Ocean Park Blvd, Townhouse 11
Old Westbury, NY 11568-1119   Santa Monica, CA 90405-3589
Treasurer : Reunion Chairman: Hanover Cleve E. Carney
Ivar A. Jozus Maynard B. Wheeler 708 Lenox Rd.
73 Main St. P.O. Box 538 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-3932
Middletown, CT 06457-3408 Grantham, NH 02753-0538 Oscar Arslanian
Head Agent :   2489 North Edgemont St
Peter Stuart Co-Mini-Reunion Chairman: Non-Hanover Los Angeles, CA 90027-1054
26 New London Rd Dave Prewitt Pete Bleyler
Mystic, CT 06355-2449 279 Warner Road 43 Berrill Farms Lane
Alumni Council : Wayne , PA 19087-2156 Hanover, NH 03755-3216
Alan Orschel  
1258 Pine Street Class Web Site:
Winnetka, IL 60093-2028 http://www.dartmouth.org/classes/61/
     
   
     

 

 

 

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Sharing Email from Dartmouth President Kim

From: President's Office

Subject: thank you

Dear Roger, Maynard, Don, Denny, Pete, and Gerry,

 

Thank you for putting together such a fantastic 50 th reunion weekend for the Great Class of ’61. It was a pleasure to see you and your classmates in the audience at Commencement, and an honor to welcome you all home to Dartmouth. I am grateful for the many ways that you all support your alma mater and ensure that the Dartmouth experience continues to flourish for new generations.

Warmly,

Jim Yong Kim

 

P.S. Pete, congratulations on the Alumni Award!

 

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Pres. Kim & procession

President Kim and
Commencement Procession

   

Can’t say we don’t start you out right at the top. Please bear in mind that the Prez is a busy dude right around Commencement, but he still found time to join us more than once as our merry band of pranksters [well, oldsters...] hobbled and limped about the campus through the incessant rains which have lately become a 50th Reunion tradition. It was indeed a marvelous interlude. We had a most satisfying number in Hanover, from these bases:

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Maynard @ Pulpit

Maynard Wheeler, Reunion Chairman, Greets Class on Friday Evening on Baker Library Lawn

 

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Living: 611

Lost: Lars Lenck was found this spring so now there are 10.

Base for DCF: 502± (i.e., about 100 have said don't ask me for money)

Communicating by email: in last month delivery has ranged from 443 to 459 on a list that includes some widows.

Maynard Wheeler has broken down attendance as follows:

   224 classmates out of 500 base = 45%

   181 classmate guests = .8—the usual factor.

   411 total, “once Thad Seymour and our 3 musicians and two wives are    added in”

[we talkin’ bigamy here, Maynard...? Which one had two wives? Any extra wife would always be welcome at The Inn at 96 Greensward... ed.]

There was so much to do, it challenged one to be everywhere he/she wanted, and a crowd of that magnitude was too vast to spend quality time with each old friend, or make new. Tom Hickey: “I had planned to visit with you during reunion, but the closest I got was a pinch in the butt at the Collis lunch. Seems like the whole thing was one big SWARM.” Harris McKee took stock of this factor and calculated thus: “In four days, there are only 96 hours.  That's less than 15 minutes per person—if one neither slept nor participated in any of the scheduled activities... No wonder we felt rushed.” Suffice it to say we had a full & rich agenda. To try and chronicle the full array in verbiage would be folly; we’ll try to depict the proceedings in photos:

   

Select comments from classmates may assist in portraying the general feelings of bonhomie which prevailed.

Just prior to kickoff, received this from Bill Bull: “Guys, This has been a tough one for me, but I have reluctantly decided NOT to attend our 50th.  The reasons aren't important, there are several, none of which involve my health or money.  I will especially miss seeing you guys, as you all are the main reason I even considered making the trip in the first place.  I'm sure you will have a fantastic time... Have a drink for me!  Some of you I will see very soon for sure, but I'm convinced I will see each of you at some time in the not too distant future...”

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Karin & Peteer Stuart

Pete and Karin Stuart

   

To which Glen Gemelli replied: “What a blast!  I'm sorry that you (Bull and Tim Shryne)

missed it and that we missed you.  It was indeed a special time, and the Renegades weren't terribly shabby either.  In response to your pre-reunion email, Tim: Pete Stuart, Gim Burton, Marsh Newton, Jon Sperling, Steve Dale, Joel Heathcote, Terry Rogers, and Don Baker were among other attendees you might have known. The central campus is still that of our memories; there are now many students whom we would gladly have roomed with back then; the college is in the hands of an exceptional man, Pres Kim. TC,

thanks again for your hospitality. Bill and Tim–keep the connection going.  Hunkapi (we are all brothers)...”

   

Terry Rogers & OscarAuctioneer Terry Rogers & Oscar Arslanian
with Tanzi Plate

To which Glen Gemelli replied: “What a blast!  I'm sorry that you (Bull and Tim Shryne) missed it and that we missed you.  It was indeed a special time,

and the Renegades weren't terribly shabby either.  In response to your

pre-reunion email, Tim: Pete Stuart, Gim Burton, Marsh Newton, Jon Sperling, Steve Dale, Joel Heathcote, Terry Rogers, and Don Baker were among other attendees you might have known. The central campus is still that of our memories; there are now many students whom we would gladly have roomed with back then; the college is in the hands of an exceptional man, Pres Kim. TC,

thanks again for your hospitality. Bill and Tim–keep the connection going.  Hunkapi (we are all brothers)...”

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Afterthoughts:

Al Rozycki: “I would have liked to say this at the Friends of Dartmouth Football meeting but didn't feel the opportunity was there.  Thank you for doing

so much to keep the ball rolling re the Theta Delts, Sphinx, the ruggers, the football players, the variety show and in general.  It is guys like you who are the cement of the group.  Thanks very much. Diane and I had a grand time.  We loved having people honor us by their staying here—coffee in the morning and a couple of hours of wine and conversation before bed are the essence of it.  It was awesome!”

[later] “Still basking in the glow of the reunion...lots of recollections of

smiling faces and happy people.  It was a special time and having people

here made it even better.  In fact, it was probably the highlight of my

and Diane's experience.”

In response to the fine hospitality at Rozycki/Kittredge HQ, Honorary Degree Awardee Mike Gazzaniga: “Dear Roz: It was a grand time and we all enjoyed our time with you, Diane and the Paisan. Francesca is off to the races and loving life, and I can't tell you how much we enjoy seeing her blossom.

My only regret is that I couldn't spend more time with the class. The next reunion

won't find me so pre-occupied.  I attach here, for what it is worth, my short speech at the honorary degree dinner. Come visit." Here's link to Mike's Remarks.

 

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Mike gazzanigaHonorary Degree Recipient Mike Gazzaniga

 

Ronnie BossHonorary Degree Recipient Ron Boss

   

Dobes - Passages IReverend Doberman Cox

Bosworth & pNELAmbassador Bosworth and Professor Panel

   

Oscar & DavidOscar Arslanian and David Birney

Dave Birney: “I'm sorry our hello was so brief.  It was a frantic two days with the

show and the dinner afterwards.  I had to keep company with our hosts on Sunday.  Glad you were up for the Love Letters. I was surprised by the reaction–I thought the guys and wives would like it, but not weep and be so moved.  I was surprised and grateful for the response.”

 Ron Wybranowski put together an online art exhibit from alums and spouses that ran continuously and is still available at: 61 Art Show .

 

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FJ “Duck” Eicke: A bit of a personal statement after the occasion of my 50 th Reunion at Dartmouth.

Nostalgia and renewal were the order of the trip – and both were accomplished. Most readers know that Dartmouth has been, through pure chance, an essential part of me. Since the 1956 letter (“Do you have any football players with good grades?”) from Coach Bob Blackman arrived, and Nicholls High School Coach Manteris asked if he should submit my name, the events play out like a fairy tale. In the spring, the admission letter led to that shared decision with Father and Mother, and Kathy since she was already a major part of my life, to head to a place and a school that I had never laid eyes on. Arriving via train after a layover in Grand Central Station, NYC, at early morning in White River Junction, VT, I found the campus, my room, met the guy I continue to call my roommate/classmate/friend (Milt Steinhauser), and somehow began an adventure from which I learned

Women's caucusNyla Arslanian's HerStory Session with '61 Wives

   
how to learn, had fun beyond belief, met guys from far and wide,and experienced new and different adventures (ice skating and changes of seasons, with a -47 degree temp one morning). Any Dartmouth man (and now woman) will tell you that a Dartmouth grad holds first allegiance to Dartmouth, next to Class (and classmates), and only then to whatever you aligned with at Dartmouth (football, fraternity, activities, AFROTC).  Reunions prove this so true. In one way, living in the South reduces the contacts and could lead to a sense of dissociation; but that never happens even for those of us far removed from the place. Kathy summed it up best in her contribution to “THE HERSTORY of Dartmouth- ‘61”, having experienced the College from January 1 st  to late July 1961 before we left for Amarillo, TX, and the beginning of our USAF years: What is Dartmouth to me these many years later?  The silence of the snow, the beauty of the place, and the deep friendships are the threads woven into the tapestry that will continue forever. Dartmouth Undying was the closing hymn at the Memorial Service. I have never comprehended why but I know this sense exists. For further reports from "Duck" on his Post-Reunion trip, click on New England into Canada.    

Pab Gomez & Paisan'Pablo Gomez and Dick "Paisan" Marrone

Dick Noel: “Hi Jim, Tom and Tom, Just a short (belated) note to thank you all for the terrific job you did on the reunion book. I'm not sure all the classmates realized the hours you all put into this great effort. The book will serve as an invaluable resource for all of us (the email addresses alone are priceless). Jim– excellent effort on putting it all together. Conger–you do know ALL the classmates, and Tom Dalglish–a wonderful effort on putting together all those obituaries. Hope to see you all at the next reunion!” Vic Rich chimes in: I just received my copy of the Class of 1961 50 th Reunion Book...THE BOOK is informative, filled with extensive input by a large majority of classmates, and well laid out. The book far exceeds what I expected and probably will rank with the top 50 th Dartmouth alumni reunion books of all time. We will all treasure this book forever.

   

The book makes me even more proud to be a member of our great Class.

 Thank you all – those who edited and published the book and those who took the time and made the effort and took the time to contribute to it.” And Brother Bob Conn: “Mine came yesterday. It is a wonderful book! Don’t forget to take it to reunion, so you can brief yourself on the guys with whom you just became reacquainted. Pay attention to Tom Dalglish’s obits. He’s captured the essence of many classmates who are no longer with us. We’ll all spend hours with the book.”

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Puddin’ Roussel: “How is Peck’s bad boy now that the company has left and you are back on to writing your [Corey Ford] book?  We had a nice visit with Jimmy’s cousin in Wiscasset, and on to Camden where we had a couple of friends who had bought a cottage there…super.  Much nicer than our cottage, and the wife said it was a Work in Progress; don’t know how much more it can progress. We had such a good time with you and all the ‘50s-ites, and everyone was upright.  To see you guys seeing each other for the first time, some in 25 yrs., made me weep.  There was so much love in those hugs and claps on the back.  It was really special for me to see my Jimmy show so much emotion. For one that shows none at times…I was in tears a good bit of the time.  Could you send me the Duckling’s e-mail; I would love to tell her how much I loved being with them…and what special folks they are…gumbo was mighty good too. So long, my good friend. Back home it is hot as H-E-double L…I hated to step out of the airport doors…just awful. Love ya, badness, have fun.”

   

Noose from the class:

Tom Dalglish, having never attended a five-year reunion, began his preparation in late March: “Today I order a summer sport coat. Tkd goes back to school, gets ‘dressed up.’” Not many of us don’t own at least one blue blazer...

[BTW: Pivotal Issue! Whonell makes an oak green/hunter/dark fir, or - yes - Dartmouth green sport jacket anymore? Vendors in the Uppah Valley are stumped, as are management officials we’ve queried at the Brothers Brooks. As some of us at this late juncture may have worn through (or possibly, um, outgrown) our senior jackets from Campion’s, and might like a replacement to, say, wear when put to rest, this is a poser. Any leads will be hugely appreciated, and posted in these august pages, should anyone happen to stumble onto a haberdasher with the extremely fine taste to still

Ellen O' Neill, Snot & Ellie Ritter boggie down   Neill, SNot & S Ellie Ritter bogge down!Ellie O’Neil, Synnott, and Ellie Ritter Boogie

   

produce a Dartmouth blazer.] About a month later, Tom put out an APB hoping to replace his missing ’61 yearbook: “I seem to have lost or misplaced my '61 Aegis. Could be in a basement box, or lost to mildew. Whatever. If anyone stumbles onto one (e.g. at a high school book sale, or in Alumni Office somewhere), I'll reimburse. Guaranteed.”To which provident Parker Borg replied: “I always suspected the '61 Aegis would one day be in great demand and so acquired two copies just in case.  I'd be happy to send my extra copy gratis to anyone who worked on the outstanding 50th class reunion book.  Tom Dalglish, in particular, did an extraordinary job putting together the obituaries of those of us who did not make the 50 year mark.  Send me an address and I'll put my extra copy in the mail.” "Make your mark and do not vary--Parker Borg for Secretary." [Likewise, spare copies are available at the Aegis Ofc; contact tc or Jennifer Casey for link]

Sent Fritz Kern an ort of wisdom from Anu Garg’s A Word A Day internet feature, to wit: A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. -Greek proverb. Fritz aptly observes: “A nice thought for the next WWW: Though we've already lived long enough to enjoy a bit of it ourselves, the ‘trees’ could be viewed as a [vague] metaphor for the Class of 61's  legacy gift to the school.”

   

Cartter Frierson with Col. Moorman

Cartter Frierson with Col Ollie North

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 Cartter Frierson reports: “The wide wide world is a small world as well: Old-timer friends from church (he is D’42 and she went to Colby Jr, just like us) asked us up to their seniors residence for lunch Sunday.. As we entered the dining room my friend introduced me to someone else from Dartmouth: Col. Moorman who has been living at this facility on Signal Mtn (another suburb of Chattanooga like Lookout Mtn) for the last 25 years! He left Dartmouth soon after our graduation, back into a combat unit, an Infantry Division, perhaps training draftees for ‘Nam. Later he left the Army because Dartmouth offered him a job! Finally he somehow ended up here, but I had no idea of that. I told him I was heading up to Hanover next week for my 50 th. He remembered our almost winning the New England Drill team competition in 1961 over Norwich.

We talked about Sarge Bill Brown who went on to run Vail Mountain operations, a close friend of Art Kelton. Col’s mind is better than his legs, and he seems to be gregarious and enjoying himself. I thought Rick Husband had dated his daughter while at SAE and maybe married her, but he told me she married another of our classmates (surprised again) Sam Bell.” Old tanker Lootenet Frierson had already submitted another military connection, as he “welcomed Col. Ollie North to town this spring. We all have our favorites; Winnie Churchill and North are two of mine.”

 

Sent birthday greetings to Bill Hutton in early July and got back a nice note: “Thanks for the reminder of my antiquity.  Had to miss the 50th because of the imminent arrival of our first grandson, who made a slightly late landing on June 21.  But with all the pictures, Commencement videos, and classmates' reports, I sort of feel that I was there.  And I shall definitely look forward to the next one (55th?).”

Bruce Forester responded to some hype from Bamboo Ridge Press, a publisher who prints a lot of fine Hawaii authors who would otherwise be trashed by NY editors/agents as “regional writers”: “will keep checking it out. enjoy summer in new england. great work to make reunion a big hit.. tis mucho appreciated. off to germany.” [Ahh, the jet set... ed.]

   

Green Cards. We continue to receive those most welcome “Take a Minute” cards via USPS from classmates either keeping watch lest old traditions fail, or are of the luddite persuasion and repugnant to the internet. Tony Horan reports [in April] that:”The news here is my son, a junior at U.Penn, got a B in Mandarin. He is an I.R. [Industrial Relations? International Reparations? Independent Roguery...?] major. Any ideas for a summer internship? We are looking at trade organizations. Made our annual pilgrimage to the Royal Gorge X-country skiing venue where 10 feet of snow had fallen 20 feet the week before.’61s who no longer want to downhill should consider the Donner Pass area.”

Shortly thereafter John Hagaman admitted: “Tried to call you today, but not sure who answered–so didn’t leave a message. [living alone, I also wonder who answered...? ed.] Just wanted to thank you for all the effort re. ‘61s. It wouldn’t be the same without you. See you at the reunion.” [which we did - several times. Big John & Sheila are delightful folks!]

HoransHorans

   

Pale Pete Palin noted in early May that: “The Big 5-0 only a month away! Linda and I will count the days. As you re now entrenched as a local [read: Emmett], do your best to bring sunshine to the Upper Valley during 6/9 to 6/14. [an assignment we failed miserably, alas... ed.] For the mailings of WWW (yes, i still hold out for the postal copies), please note change of address: 1323 SE 17th St, #129; Ft. Lauderdale FL 33316 <peter.palin@bellsouth.net> . When it’s fun being WWW editor: Received a Green Card stating: “Reconnected with the most charming man. He is exactly the same as when we first met over 50 years ago—at Dartmouth! He makes me feel 20!” signed: “Same”... unfortunately the Post Ofc managed to fold the card over where the postmark goes, or we’d be able to do some sleuth work. Anybody got any clues....?

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Just heard from Brian Mann ’02, Director of Football Operations, that Hahvahd hath installed lights and D will play the Cantabs at night this October 29th. We are incessantly reminded that change is inevitable, and that the only constant is change. We should also point out that not all change is good. If the Ivy League was concerned that attendance at football games was waning, they have now taken steps to ensure that it will drop precipitously for a night game on the cusp of November. Can’t you just hear the echoes of a roaring crowd of 250 elderly stalwart souls (no students, that’s for sure) as the Injuns and the Crimson burn their respective benches to keep warm, and only the Dunkin Donuts vendor has a chance of making a buck before all his coffee urns freeze over. Kickoff, originally slated for a very gentlemanly noon, has been shoved back until 6:00PM, thereby ensuring the skeletal crowd of hardy supporters that they won’t make it through the third quarter before bedtime. Yes, folks, if you thought it was noticeably, uh, brisk in the home stands at Memorial Field during last season’s daytime (read: normal) games, please consult with the folks at CRREL before sallying forth into the icy night chill on the Charles as Jack Frost settles in for another long siege. As our idol E.B. White said “The only sense that is common, in the long run, is the sense of change—and we all instinctively avoid it ... Wah-hoo-wah.

 

More Fresh News from Hanover

The Class of 1961 received two performance awards for our Dartmouth College Fund led by newly elected President Denny Denniston. To wit:

MARK R. ALPERIN '80 AWARD
Highest reunion participation percentage
Class of 1961 (50th): 88.4%

CLASS OF 1948 AWARD
Highest reunion dollar multiple
Class of 1961: 12.1

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Prewd-dadsDave Prewitt

Cox &amp; Ward - Passages IIPassages Leaders Cox and Ward

Gimbo, Watts, &amp; RogersGimbo, Watts, and Terry

DOC HOuse crowdDOC Crowd on Thursday Night

Skipper Duck Eicke (rear) Hosts the SHPL Champion Mississippi Surge hockey team (and trophy) for fishing on the gulf. What's in that cup...?

ThadThad Seymour

Bob Naegele and Don O'Neil at Eleazer Wheelock Society Conference May 2011

A Snazzy Roz Takes in Madrid

Chordsmen enahnced w/'61 Injunaires(Augmented) Chordsmen

Glenn Gemelli

Glen Gemelli

   
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Schulze &amp; Gitchel Steve Dale
Schulze & Gitchel
Steve Dale
Pitts Willard &amp; Jim Watson REunion Chorus  
Pitts Willard and Jim Watson
Reunion Chorus
 
McIndoes &amp; Orschels kinderdine, Burnett, Wybo  
McIndoes and Orschels
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Jack Penn &amp; Jessup Noel, Lodmill, Ricker  
Jack Penn and Pete Jessup
Noel, Lodmill, Ricker
 

 

 

Oehler, Palin, Jozus

Roz &amp; Diane get down!  
Oehler, Palin, Jozus
Roz and Diane Get Down
 
Neagele, Hadley Weintraub &amp; Levy  
Naegele and Hadley
Weintraub and Levy
 
Watts &amp; Spencer Bland &amp; Tiger Olds  
Watts and Spencer
Bland and Tiger Olds
 
Ad's initiate Snot Award

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Walsh &amp; Kendall

 
AD's Initiate Snot Award
Walsh & Kendall
 
Pres. Kim &amp; procession   Pipers!  
President Kim in Procession
   
Pipers
 

 

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Commencement gallery

'61s on the march  
Commencement
'61s on the March
 
Snot &amp; Debbie march
Angel Jennifer casey
 
Snot and Debbie March
Angel Jennifer
 

 

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Memorial service congregation

Brue Johnson &amp; Chordsmen  
Memorial Service Congregation
Bruce Johnson and Chordsmen
 
Curt Low &amp; Gitchel Steve Dale  
Curt Low and Gitchel
Steve Dale
 
Monday Musicale MC Bojangles Burton  
Monday Musicale MC
Bojangles Burton
 
Hale, Reed, Gemelli Nyla &amp; Oscar  
Hale, Reed, and Gemelli
Nyla and Oscar
 
Daley, Husband, Trumbull, McCrea Oak &amp; Kathy Winters  
Daley, Husband, Turnbull, McCrea
Oak and Kathy Winters
 
Friday PM on Baker Lawn Art Johnson, Skip Johnson, Bob Wendell  
Friday P.M. on Baker Lawn
Art Johnson, Skip Johnson, and Bob Wendell
 
Our student helpers: Justin, Kelly, Anne, Caitlin Ford Daley  
Our Student helpers, Justin, Kelly, Anne, & Caitlin
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Francesca &amp; Giraffe Gazzaniga Jozuses  
Francesca and Giraffe Gazzaniga
Jozuses
 
Wilhelms Damons  
Wilhelms
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Tom Mealey &amp; wendells Bob Rosier  
Tom Mealey and Wendells
Bob Rosier
 
Commencemnt crowd bundled up Dave Lazar &amp; Maynard  
Commencement Crowd All Bundled Up
Dave Lazar and Maynard
 
Bob &amp; Snot

 

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HB McKee &amp; Watts

 
Bob and Snot
Harris and Watts
 

 

 

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